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latGlobeF

Generates latitudes and associated metadata for a global fixed grid.

Prototype

load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"  ; This library is automatically loaded
                                                             ; from NCL V6.2.0 onward.
                                                             ; No need for user to explicitly load.

	function latGlobeF (
		nlat     [1] : integer or long,  
		name     [1] : string,           
		longname [1] : string,           
		units    [1] : string            
	)

	return_val [*] :  float [default]

Arguments

nlat

A scalar equal to the number of latitudes desired.

As of version 6.0.0, this can be of type integer or long.

name

A string that will become the named dimension of the output (e.g. "lat").

longname

A string that will become the long_name of the output (e.g. "latitude").

units

A string that will become the units of the output (e.g. "degrees_north").

Return value

A one-dimensional array of size nlat.

Description

Generates latitudes and associated metadata that will run from -90 to +90

Examples

Example 1

Create a one dimensional array of latitudes (coordinate array) spanning the South Pole to North Pole.

      nlat = 73
      lat  = latGlobeF(nlat, "lat", "latitude", "degrees_north")
      print(lat)

The above returns a 1D array of length nlat values.


Variable: lat
Type: float
Total Size: 292 bytes
            73 values
Number of Dimensions: 1
Dimensions and sizes:   [lat | 73]
Coordinates: 
            lat: [-90..90]
Number Of Attributes: 2
  long_name :   latitude
  units :       degrees_north
(0)     -90
(1)     -87.5
(2)     -85
(3)     -82.5
(4)     -80
[snip]
(68)     80
(69)     82.5
(70)     85
(71)     87.5
(72)     90

Note 1: if 90N to 90S is desired, use standard subscripting to reverse the order.

     lat = lat(::-1)     ; 90 to -90

Note 2: If double precision is desired, set